27-05-2025
Dark smoke rises from reported fire at Ecuador's largest oil refinery
STORY: ::'@joelmerov' via Instagram
:: Eyewitness video shows smoke rising as a fire breaks out at Ecuador's largest oil refinery
:: Esmeraldas, Ecuador
:: May 26, 2025
:: State oil company Petroecuador says the fire is under control and all staff are safely evacuated
The state oil company Petroecuador and the country's energy minister said the fire was under control, with the company adding that operations have halted as a precaution.
All personnel at Petroecuador's Esmeraldas refinery were safely evacuated with no injuries reported, and investigations into the cause and infrastructure damage are under way, the company said.
Reuters was able to independently verify the location by the road layout, trees, street poles and the bus terminal facade which matched file and satellite imagery. The date when the video was filmed was verified by the original file metadata.
